acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome noun: a medical condition caused by advanced infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by a low CD4⁺ cell count or a range of clinical presentations (such as specific opportunistic infections and cancers).
Noun
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (uncountable)
- A medical condition caused by advanced infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by a low CD4⁺ cell count or a range of clinical presentations (such as specific opportunistic infections and cancers).
- Synonyms:
- AIDS
- Synonym of HIV/AIDS.
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome meaning in Arabic, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Arabic
- medical condition caused by advanced infection with HIV — see also AIDS
- مُتَلَازِمَة نَقْص المَنَاعَة المُكْتَسَب mutalāzimat naqṣ al-manāʕa l-muktasab
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Persian
- medical condition caused by advanced infection with HIV — see also AIDS
- نشانگان نقص ایمنی اکتسابی nešângân-e naqs-e imeni-ye ektesâbi
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Thai
- medical condition caused by advanced infection with HIV — see also AIDS
- กลุ่มอาการภูมิคุ้มกันเสื่อม
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Vietnamese
- medical condition caused by advanced infection with HIV — see also AIDS
- hội chứng suy giảm miễn dịch mắc phải, liệt kháng
Synonyms of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Forms of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
| alternative form | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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Origin of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Introduced on July 27, 1982 at a Washington, D.C. meeting that involved gay-community leaders, federal bureaucrats, and representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was created as a replacement for the former term for the disease, gay-related immunodeficiency (GRID), which was deemed misleading after determining that AIDS was not isolated to the gay community.
Questions about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- What does acquired immunodeficiency syndrome mean?
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome means a medical condition caused by advanced infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by a low CD4⁺ cell count or a range of clinical presentations (such as specific opportunistic infections and cancers).
- What is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Arabic?
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Arabic is مُتَلَازِمَة نَقْص المَنَاعَة المُكْتَسَب (mutalāzimat naqṣ al-manāʕa l-muktasab). See Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome?
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a noun.
Words near acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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